My Spring Reading List
Okay, so I haven’t posted anything of actual substance in a while, just updates on The Troll Bridge, and theres a whole bunch of books I want to read before school ends, so I figured, why not, right? Anyway, so this isn’t really in order, and most of these are just a new book in a series I like, but still 
1. Bounce by Natasha Friend
I have read Lush, and Perfect both by Natasha Friend, I am really obsessed with her. Sure, her books are really short, but they are extremely good. I was especially impressed with Lush, which is about a girl who’s dad is an alcoholic and getting out of control. I can connect to this, and this novel made me cry 4 times. I read twice in one day, and I wanted to read it a third time. I couldn’t get enough of it. Perfect is about a girl my age with an eating disorder, and it was really eye opening, and it made me not want to be self contious(sp?). Anyway, I’m not even really sure what Lush is about, but Natasha Friend really captivates what it’s like to be a girl my age, and her novels are extremely touching.
2. Burned by P.C and Kristen Cast
Burned is the 7th or 8th book in the House Of Night series. I love these books. I’m not really big on vampire books, but P.C and Kristen have an interesting take on vamps. Instead of bitten, they are marked, and they go to a school of vampires basicaly to teach them of living life as a vamp and through the eyes of their Godess Nyx. Only a lot happens, and they are just really, really, reallllyyyyy good.
3. Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
Sophie Kinsella is my favourite author when it comes to easy, hilarious books. I’ve read every other book by her (The Confessions of A Shopoholic books, Remember Me?, The Undomestic Goddess, and Twenties Girl) and they were all laugh out loud funny. I’m also waiting for Minnie Shopoholic to come out, which is a book about Becky Bloomwood from the Shopoholic novels daughter.
4. Captivate by Carrie Jones
This is the sequal to the novel Need. Need blew my mind. I picked up the book expecting it to be like Twilight (not good) but it was different. Pixies?! Who writes about pixies? Carrie Jones apparently. And she does a damn good job too. A fantasy novel about pixies, and wares, mixed with the whole highschool sucks theme, and a bit of romance in there, who wouldn’t want to read Need? Need was so good, I can’t not read the sequal.
5. City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare
While reading reviews for the novel Hush, Hush (which should also be on this list, but it wouldn’t let me upload the picture…so I guess I’ll just wait until next time), I found a link to this book, and during the first sentence of the summary, I was interested. I know nothing about this novel except for the fact that people get murdered, and some how it’s a fantasy novel. I like.
6. Classic by Cecily Von Zeigesar(sp?)
The next book in the girly Gossip Girl spinoff, The It Girl. These novels focus on Jenny from Gossip Girl at her new school, and I love them. I liked Gossip Girl, but I LOVE these. Just another funny, girly book so I don’t have to read anything of actual substance
7. For Keeps by Natasha Friend
Another Natasha Friend, novel. Pretty much self explanitory. This one is about a girl with family issues, and boy problems, only the cover doesn’t follow the same theme as the others, so I’m expecting something different. Interesting, though. Can’t wait to read it!
8. Liar
I’m not even going to bother with the author’s name. Her last name is way to complicated. Anyway, I’m doing this for my novel study, and I am very excited to read this. It’s about a girl who lies, and when her so-called boyfriend (which she may be lying about) dyes, she is blamed. Only while reading this book you don’t know what is truth and what isn’t. Ahhh, it sounds like such a good book! I’m going to buy it this weekend 
9. The Other Side Of The Island by Allegra Goodman
I found this book on the dining room table, and just the cover caught my eye. I asked my mom about it, and she was like “READ IT, IT’S AMAZING!” and my mommy usually has a pretty good taste in books. By the sounds of it, it seems kind of like The Uglies, only I think it takes place now, and on an island where everything is perfect, and everybody fits in. So it has the whole a perfect world wouldn’t work, kinda theme you know? Anyway, I’m going to start it tonight.
10. Perfect Mistake by Kate Brian
The third book in The Privilege series, which is a spinoff to the Private novels, which I’ve never read. But these are really, really good books. They are about a girl who was in a mental facility, and long story short, escapes and kills a girl and pretends to be her. Only a lot of stuff happens.
11. Purge by Sarah Littman
I found this book in the Library a couple weeks ago, and it reminded me of Perfect by Natasha Friend. I didn’t end up getting it, because I had signed out like 8 books, and I only have so much time to read them all. Anyway, its about a bulemic(sp?) girl who brings herself to a treatment facility, and it’s about her journey to getting healthy again.
12. Winter Girls by Laurie Halse Anderson
I really liked Speak, and Twisted by Laurie, so I just have to read this one. Not all her books grab my attention, but this one does. I’m not positive, but I think it’s about a girl who’s best friend dies or something. But I really want to read it.
So, yeah…this is what I am going to read probably from now until the end of May. I read a lot, and really fast, so who knows. Whoever reads this post, please comment if you’ve read any of these, and tell me what you think! It’s pretty late…so I think I’m going to get to bed, and read a bit of The Other Side Of The Island. I’ll update on which of these I have, and haven’t read. Ahbuhbye!
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